The Fall of Arthur

The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur.

Info autore

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Christopher Tolkien, born on 24 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. As his father’s literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father’s unpublished works, from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin, and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was awarded the Bodley Medal for his services to literature in 2016. He died in January 2020 at the age of 95.

Riassunto

The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England’s legendary hero, King Arthur.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John R R Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Con la collaborazione di: Christopher Tolkien (Editore), Tolkien Christopher (Editore)
• Editore: Harper Collins Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9780007557301
• ISBN: 978-0-00-755730-1
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 200 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; POETRY / General, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Myth & legend told as fiction, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales